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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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